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Band Leader Gordon Goodwin Is 'An Elusive Man'
Breaking into the industry while still a student at California State University Northridge, Goodwin, a native of Wichita, Kansas, began by writing music for various aspects of the Disneyland park, which eventually led to composing and orchestration gigs in such films as “The Incredibles,” “Remember The Titans,” “Armageddon,” “Get Smart,” “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” “National Treasure” and “Gone in 60 Seconds.” His inventive scoring and orchestrations for television garnered three Emmys while his resume boasts crafting music for Quincy Jones, Christina Aguilera, Johnny Mathis, John Williams, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Sarah Vaughan and Mel Torme. Longing to forge his own legacy, he formed the Big Phat Band, which debuted in 2000 with “Swingin’ for the Fences,” nabbing a pair of Grammy nominations. Each release that followed cemented the unit’s place as the preeminent big band with Grammy nominations and wins for albums featuring contributions from Eddie Daniels, Arturo Sandoval, David Sanborn, Brian McKnight, Dianne Reeves, Take 6, Lee Ritenour, Patti Austin, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin, Dave Koz, Gerald Albright and Marcus Miller. The group’s most recent offering, 2014’s “Life in the Bubble,” snared four nods along with the Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Goodwin shares his ardor for the big band sound that first captured his imagination on “Phat Tracks with Gordon Goodwin,” a radio show airing weekends on KJAZZ, America’s jazz and blues station. For more information, please visit www.GordonGoodwin.com. -- Donnie's Lowdown
4-Time Grammy Winner Gordon Goodwin Allows His Jazz Band To Open Up On "An Elusive Man," Arriving September 9, 2016
Breaking into the industry while still a student at California State University Northridge, Goodwin, a native of Wichita, Kansas, began by writing music for various aspects of the Disneyland park, which eventually led to composing and orchestration gigs in such films as 'The Incredibles,' 'Remember The Titans,' 'Armageddon,' 'Get Smart,' 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice,' 'National Treasure' and 'Gone in 60 Seconds.' His inventive scoring and orchestrations for television garnered three Emmys while his resume boasts crafting music for Quincy Jones, Christina Aguilera, Johnny Mathis, John Williams, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Sarah Vaughan and Mel Torme. Longing to forge his own legacy, he formed the Big Phat Band, which debuted in 2000 with 'Swingin' for the Fences,' nabbing a pair of Grammy nominations. Each release that followed cemented the unit's place as the preeminent big band with Grammy nominations and wins for albums featuring contributions from Eddie Daniels, Arturo Sandoval, David Sanborn, Brian McKnight, Dianne Reeves, Take 6, Lee Ritenour, Patti Austin, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin, Dave Koz, Gerald Albright and Marcus Miller. The group's most recent offering, 2014's 'Life in the Bubble,' snared four nods along with the Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Goodwin shares his ardor for the big band sound that first captured his imagination on 'Phat Tracks with Gordon Goodwin,' a radio show airing weekends on KJAZZ, America's jazz and blues station. -- Top 40-Charts
Smaller yet still Phat: 4-time Grammy winner Gordon Goodwin allows his jazz band to open up on "An Elusive Man," arriving September 9
Breaking into the industry while still a student at California State University Northridge, Goodwin, a native of Wichita, Kansas, began by writing music for various aspects of the Disneyland park, which eventually led to composing and orchestration gigs in such films as "The Incredibles," "Remember The Titans," "Armageddon," "Get Smart," "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," "National Treasure" and "Gone in 60 Seconds." His inventive scoring and orchestrations for television garnered three Emmys while his resume boasts crafting music for Quincy Jones, Christina Aguilera, Johnny Mathis, John Williams, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Sarah Vaughan and Mel Torme. Longing to forge his own legacy, he formed the Big Phat Band, which debuted in 2000 with "Swingin' for the Fences," nabbing a pair of Grammy nominations. Each release that followed cemented the unit's place as the preeminent big band with Grammy nominations and wins for albums featuring contributions from Eddie Daniels, Arturo Sandoval, David Sanborn, Brian McKnight, Dianne Reeves, Take 6, Lee Ritenour, Patti Austin, Chick Corea, Dave Grusin, Dave Koz, Gerald Albright and Marcus Miller. The group's most recent offering, 2014's "Life in the Bubble," snared four nods along with the Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Goodwin shares his ardor for the big band sound that first captured his imagination on "Phat Tracks with Gordon Goodwin," a radio show airing weekends on KJAZZ, America's jazz and blues station. For more information, please visit www.GordonGoodwin.com. -- Jazz Corner
Two millennials challenge incumbents for college district board
Also challenging Meek and Beebe is Alex Hernandez, a recent Cal State Northridge alumnus. -- Bakersfield Californian
Jarrett steps up to fill Saugus High School band director position
Jarrett, a graduate of Northern Illinois University and California State University, Northridge, said he will be making calculated changes to form a fully comprehensive instrumental program across the grade levels. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Why Aren’t There Any Strip Clubs in the East Bay?
The Oakland City Council passed this ordinance in 1970. It was part of a statewide reaction to the commercial sex boom in San Francisco, particularly in North Beach, says Josh Sides, the Whitsett Professor of California History at Cal State Northridge. - KQED
Six SoCal Colleges to Offer Discounted Metro Student Transit Pass
A Metro student transit pass, dubbed the "U-pass," was made available to students attending California State University, Northridge Monday. In the coming weeks, five other colleges in Southern California will offer the pass to their students also. -- NBC Los Angeles
Brianna Rollins overcame hurdles on her way from Liberty City to the Rio Olympics
Johnson transferred to a coaching job at Cal State-Northridge and brought his stable of hurdlers with him. Rollins lives in Los Angeles with her two English bulldogs. Her boyfriend, former Clemson wide receiver Bryce McNeal, moved west, too. She spends most of her time at the track or with training partners Castlin, Dalilah Muhammed and Maria Cox. -- Miami Herald - FLA
Six Southern California universities will provide students with metro card
【侨报网编译张杨8月15日报道】据全国广播公司（NBC）第4频道新闻网15日报道，对一些加州的大学学生来说，想要购买打折的地铁卡将变得更加方便。
周一（15日），加州州立大学北岭分校（California State University，Northridge）的学生已经可以拿到学生地铁卡。接下来几周，南加州其他五所大学也将会为学生提供这一福利。-- US China Press (In Chinese)
Golden State MPA focuses on both conceptual theory and professional development (with related video)
As part of GPN's series on Master's of Public Administration (MPA) degree programs and their value to government administrators, GPN checked in with John Binkley, associate dean at The Tseng College of Extended Learning at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). The associate dean’s views are below. -- American City & County